Happy Place — Bryony Gordon: How people pleasing fuelled my OCD, alcoholism, and eating disorder

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Bryony Gordon: How people pleasing fuelled my OCD, alcoholism, and eating disorder

Happy Place · 4

You’ve heard of fight or flight, but what about fawn – the idea of appeasing others to stay safe? Author and mental health advocate Bryony Gordon thinks there’s a reason so many women feel under pressure to people please. In this chat with Fearne, Bryony explores how she feels people pleasing has fuelled parts of her…

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